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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1962-06-14, Page 7RESCUE FLOOD 'VICTIMS West German soldiers use rubber life rafts to rescue flood victims of Wilhelmsburg, Germany, after the Elbe River overflowed its banks due to hurricane-force winds which slashed across northern Europe, "Adequate farms"-those which provide a good living income ,or even more for, the farm family- are increasing in the United States faster than any other kind. And the surest way to• speed this up is fin- enorelarmers to invest more money'. and time in building stronger co: operatives. In fact, they're goingqo have to, said Dr. P, H. Stephens, director of research for the Farm Credit Banks of Wichita, ICans., speak- ing to the Colorado Co-operative Council. • He' said the continuing growth of a healthy agriculture needs double or triple the present in- vestment in farm co-operatives. But most farmers see more im- mediate appeal and returns in JEST SPEAKER - Wearing a jester's cap and bells, Do- minican monk, Father Dr. Rochus Spiecker delivers a humorous "sermon" during a carnival session in Aachen, West Germany, after he was awarded the coveted "order against grave earnestness." Big Fish Again Worth Big Money Another province-wide "Big. Fish" contest with attractive cash awards to winners will be conducted during 1962 under the auspices of the Ontario ' Federae tiori of Anglers and' Hunters. Molson's Brewery will, co-operate with the Federation in the pro Motion of the tournament by again contributing cash awards of $3,200. The contest will be for large mouth black bass, small mouth black bass, yellow pickerel, great notthern pike„ niaskinorige, lake trout, speckled trout and rain= bow trout. -They Must be Caught in Ontario waters during the rag- War open season, A total of 120 awards ranging from $10 to 060 are being Offer- ed to Whiners hi eight categories. In eddition, A IVIolson honour badge will be presented each fishing enthusiast submitting an en try, The 1962 tournarrAt will be open to all residents of Ontario and to all legally licensed hail- tesiderits,• Entry forms: and all Other particulars may be' obtain- ed ireni any Member, or the Set retary.lvfanager, of the Ontario. Federation of Anglete and knelt. era„ Rldgetbviri, Ontario. Winners Of the biggest "whop. peer in 16d1. Wad Edward brewer of kiridlayi Ohie, who hooked and landed 'a 46 pound In the' two previous yearn Leo' Gauthier Of Corbiel, Ontario, had Won the top ,awattl• in the same' etitegerY,, buying a new erector, or an ad- joining acreage: "Two-thirds of. all farm assets are in real estate, while only $4,300,000,000 or 2.1 per cent are in co-operatives. 'This doesn't fit the needs of New Frontier agri-' culture.' ;11 'needs, $10,00,000,000 invested in co-operatives rather than $4,300,000,000." "Investment in a needed co- operative pays a higher return than other farm investments. We need to sell this idea and work for more and bigger co-opera- tives, and more co - operative services." * Most Americans, he said, do not realize how great the shake-out of American farmers already has been - invariably those with the smallest' resources. At its peak in 1935, the number of Colorado farms was 63,644, In 1959 it was 33,390 - little more than half. But of the survivors 13,553 are "adequate"-which Dr. Stephens defines as having a minimum gross income yearly of $10,000, and providing a return of at least $200 monthly for the owners. Such farms have increased in number by 3,000 or 27 per cent since 1949, even while the total number of Colorado farms was declining by exactly the same figure - 27 per cent. And this was accomplished in the teeth of a general decline in farm prices of 2.5 per cent, so it was due to real increases in productivity, 4, "4, 4, But the minimum figures tell only part of the story. These ade- quate farms numbered 41 per cent of all those in Colorado, but produced 87 per cent of all farm products sold. They sold an av- erage of $37,452 a farm, their in- Vestments in land and buildings average $97,805, and their return for labor and management av- eraged $600 monthly, and in some -cases ran up to $2,000, The av- erage value per farm is eight times that of 1940, the average acreage has doubled, and the value per acre has quadrupled- but cash operating costs per farm have gone up 10 times. "Colorado is a top state in quality of farms. And a large ma- jority are family operated. Cor- porative farming won't get you if you co-operate effectively - that's more than-, a slogan," said Dr. Stephens, as reported in the Christian Science Monitor. Adding that half the "inade- quate small farms in Colorado disappeared between 1949 and 1959," Dr. Stephens asked: "But why mourn the passing of rural slums? We used to be suspicious of the farmer who didn't work 14 hours a day, thinking him lazy and shiftless. Now we are suspicious of the one who does work 14 hours. We think he isn't giving enough time and thought to the study and planning of the business, keeping abreast of what is going on, and attending co • operative business meetings, "LeVe face it, the successful modern faririer must think and Act like a business executive, Tote often he still thinks and acts like a. laborer or artisan like his grandfather at the turn of the century - Including how much he should invest in a heeded toe OfeerAtive, there is a managerial group rising in agriculture just de in other industry."' He said that it takes alt in- 'vestment of Min $50,000 to $100,e 000 to employ one Mail efficient. ly hi iiadderti agriculture-$166,. 000 On seine' ekteriSiVe TaiicheSi 466;660 on inlets i Piekle patch- es. So We must find' and accept effiCierit crevices to regulate LOOK ALIKE - Striking re- semblance to the late Mohan- des K. Gandhi is heightened by prayerful attitude taken by actor J. S. CassVap, 64, who portrays Gandhi in film now being shot in London. CAPE AVERAL OPPORTUNIST - Sales were brisk as coed from College, Winter Park, Flo, hawked rocket directories ttli tourists at Cape COncivercil. Her sorority printed theerl' tte 'help //bird watchers" observe the 'orbital fright of astronaut Marine Lt, Col. Johri H. Gierni TIE FARM FRONT Jokz‘ Ing In Oyer. the, aide!! and at the stern, Remember, you can't ale ways have your slower boat riding at an Ideal angle, With faster boats, if possible, have a demonstration in 'choppy water, Most boats will behave well in a flat calm, but you won't always be fishing just when the breeze is dead, Now, of course, the boat will jerk if you throw the steering handle over sud- denly; but It should, not ship much water, even in the chaps, And here's the point-the boat shouldn't jerk unless you shove the handle, It should never jerk ;by itself, after catching or dig, ,ging in a wave, With the pas- sengers aboard seated toward the stern, the boat should not act "bowheavy," plunge through a wave, or be slow in rising after one. Your boat should always steer smoothly, Don't be alarmed if the boat leans inward on a turn, That's banking, and, the rule is that Its adds to safety. But watch out for other leanings, fore and aft, and to either side, Head into the waves, and see if you get too rough a ride. Try all the angles to see if the spray is going to drench you. You don't have to try all this yourself, if you're inexperienced; get the dealer to do it while you see what happens. Be sure the dem- onstration is with the size mo- tor you will use; more or less power may make the boat act radically differently. Some parts of the boat will probably show vibration at some speed or other, but any definitely noticeable vibration at full speed is not exectly to the good. If the boat is at all fast, you can ex- pect waves to hit the bottom with a considerable slap. But if any part of the bottom seems to move back and forth under the impetus of the slapping, that Is an indication that the hull strength is not what it should be. The transom, even with the weight of the motor, should have no play in it, Make your ride long enough to see how comfortable the boat and seats really are, and back at the pier, move around some. See how roomy or cramped it is, and also how tippy-you won't always be sitting still. Remem- ber, a narrow outboard boat usually swings and tips too much in rough seas. As for piercing a wave, a narrow boat might do it too well, and let some water into the craft. If the boat being considered will be used on larger waters, keep the portability angle in mind, It is possible to do a lot toward portability without sacri- ficing safety afloat. Certainly, there is no substitute for size, particularly beam, in making a boat seaworthy in waves. But a wide 16-footer certainly meets safety standards in many waters. If you are also planning on buying a boat trailer, be sure it is a good strong one. If you get a wooden boat, it'll soak up some water. If you have an elec- tric-starting motor, this means Added weight for battery, con- trols, and possibly a steering wheel, You may also have•added fittings to the boat-plus cush- ions, anchor, tackle boxes, and other gear that will get left aboard. Anyhow, it never pays to crowd toward capacity, - By Willard Crandall, Boats and Mo- tons Editor, "Sports Afield." ply, since supply and demand still determine price." This, he added, is a matter of consereation of natural resources in the r:ctiunal interest, "Com- mercial farmers as a group" have no right "to exploit natural re- sources beyond our needs. The individual farmer has more right t) produce with modern techniques and equipment all the wheat, milk, or cotton that lie wants to than to drive on our highways at 12() miles an hour. 4, * "Some say that curbing the rights of the individual to pro- duce and sell all he wants to is socialism .I say it is good and sensible business practice, ap- plied with varying degrees of success throughout all industry. individual marketing rights to sell farm commodities are just as certain and just as desirable as irrigation water rights in Color- ado, "Modern commercial agricul, ture is following in the footsteps of 'other large capital industries toward the goals of satisfactory service to consumers, satisfactory wages to employees, and satisfac- tory returns to stockholders, "I don't expect soon to see re- turns on fatin investments match those of AT&T or du Poet, or the return per hour of family farni labor equal to that of face tory Workers, but I do expect' to see progress - and farm co-op- eratives to play an increasingly larger part." Helpful Hints For Boat Buyers Suppose youlVe never owned an outboard boat befote. If you're going to buy, you'll find that many dealers will offer you a demonstration, This is a sound idea,. for you, being new to it all, can tell very little by looking at the boat, But can. you tell good performance from bad, once the boat to be tried gets in the waterl bare are some important points CO Watch, met you get the boat in the Water: Unless the boat is small, feet, elineet a racing type, or unleet it's for Melon' tinder 6 hp, the bow should not go up rinecin, or 'the stern eiiik 'Much, aelyeet Start but Fast 'craft should level out quickly, but with the boats 'fel' Under ,5 hp„ have tb tlo Our Own. leveling 151 moving weight forward, Vitali to see that If at 'Shy thin* 'Water to-net tote CloSle COMA. ];;SUE 10 -w 19iie LeopardS do most of their hunting by night, They are about the most silent of all larg- er hunters, being able to make their way through the densest vegetrOon without a sound to NU - quarry, MY SCHOOL LUNN By Rev, It, Paretay Warreht EA., 'AA, The Sin of Greed Exodus $0:17; Luke 13:13.31 Memory Selection: Takeheed, and beware of covetousness; for. a man's lice consisteth not in the abniidance of things which he, possesseth. Luke 12;15. The tenth commandment corn., pletes the cycle which begins with the prohibition against turn, trig to idolatry, and covetousness which is idolatry. Colossians 3:5, One of the world's richest men was asked how much money it took to satisfy a man. He re- plied, "More." But it isn't only money that men covet, Listen to the com- mandment. "Thou shalt not covet they neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's," A few years ago the world was startled when our king abdicated the throne of the world's largest Empire because he coveted another -man's wife. Indeed, she had already been the wife of two different men. She was guilty of covetousness also. Thousands, less in the public eye, have, coveted the mate of another. In order to satisfy their sinful heart, they have become 'home wreckers, disturbing the horne life of innocent children. Some- times they have murdered in the hope of achieving their end, Covetousness begins in the, heart, but it, soon bursts forth, Many clever people, who held re- sponsible positions, are behind prison walls, because they resort- ed to theft, in the more refined way, in order to satisfy their covetous desires for things they couldn't ordinarily afford. I know instances, where It was the insi§- tent covetousness of the wife, that urged the man forward into sin. We, in this land, say we are free. Actually, many are the slaves of things. This often leads to embarrassing situations when the monthly payments are more than can be met. The main three causes of mental illness are in the following order: senility, selfishness and debt. The rich man in the lesson thought he could be satisfied with things. God interrupted his folly, saying, "Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; then whose shall those things be, which thou hest provided?" Paul wrote, "Covet earnestly the best gifts," 1 Cor. 12:31. Be was referring to spiritual gifts by which we may help others, This makes sense, Q. What, is a good homemade solution for cleaning painted avails? A. Combine two ounces of bor- ax, ' one teaspoon of ammonia, and tWo, quarts 'of water, You'll need no seep. Apply this with a soft cloth. LTpsictedown io Prevent Peeking EN° oINCI,InvM1 dv (II a o in gin yaw INVICI21 E3 vO?iv Imp NmaD u©S a Mi .a El w .. 9 r4 %MEI V D o a i aNCA WVIEN i t ?ibight MI Nogiv 1211V'L.,.., anl Ens .U.VMS imd Dv no man 1:09azino HD m mg pogo viz 0 a H 9 35 5 .4 7' 8 12 '4 16 17 57 se 59 43 46 47 23 , 27 28 29' 3o 31 , 38 42. 41 , 4:04 444: 44:4‘44. Si .1' 54- .1 30 43 49 so 15 18 93 96 99 37 40 45 44 '4••• tn, 53 Aiistver elstivliere" om thii page non" 1.1,106 with eocicet end! 4. Half Otefik) 8. Fellow 12. LbSon native 13. Uproar • 14, Saltit,-,; .131811/1p . of Melina 15. Gentle tap. 1 6. Anomalous 8. Ledge 0. Genealogy ' 41. Cotettnine In Italy XL Place Of. Wrokshin 57. Catd game 80. At a distance 32'. Artificial language 53. OtialitY or... state (Suffii) $4. Nothing . 55. Dill Jibed 1110.11Y birth 57. SO., .Ariteri rodent 8,111tat 9. An exploit Aline oheet 3; Tatty 5. Laiighlitir 9. Britt* til1iitife, date "ratii measure Century' '143a 5. V41114133' ainPhlbMU 55 . 7 Liick 58 're. La ooiti, On 69. Si-linnet!, leiteget PUZZLE. ittnaped hogback stain came out behind out' neighbor's house, Through another gap we caught the downhill of our lower field, and with great presence of . mind Wu plowed into- a stand of pine at our lower line. Under the trees the rain lead not built up so much crest, so we fell. through. it and stopped with a jerk that brought isly pants up around- my neck, and put .Icathle into a perky, juniper by way of what the tabors cell a swan .dive, Nobody ever boa m any oie fun, We tried it again and found that the route is variable. In-. stead of ehoeting. the -gap out of the orchard we Stewed around and heeded for, the., blackberry patch, and not liking 'thief' pros-, peet we both fell off the sled and slid unsiedded for a quartef;' of a mile down the swale, The sled went through the blackberry patch and in under the barn. There is no way, probably, that manufactured sports can create a crust, We can lop off the woods on a mountain, bulldoze trails and runs, erect great towers and have tramways, and we can make ice and bobsled Tuns, And we can Advertise and allow family rates, and create a . popularity, But a • crust comes.. by itself, and is a great gift. It turns the whole region into a rink, and I think it is lamentable that we have had this fine crust upon us all this time and so few people had time or inclination to enjoy it. A few., yes - but not as it used to be. Not whole families and neigh- borhoods out together. Is there some meaning here to be • per- used? - By John Gould in the Christian Science Monitor. Million Dollar Memorial To Dog. When his spaniel, Rusty, died Mr. Jeremiah Green, of Bourne- mOuth, decided to express h i s grief in a practical way - by ensuring that unwanted and sick dogs are properly cared for, As a start he 'is building a luxury dog sanctuary costing more than a million dollars near ally, he hopes, permanent homes when completed, will have ken- nels for 1,000 dogs. Mr. Green, a seventy-six-year- old property dealer, has been a dog owner all his life, About 1,000 people . have al- ready written to him promising, support for his charity. Eventu- ally, he hopes, permant homes for stray dogs will be dotted all over the country. He aims at building at least one home every three years. At these homes every dog will be allowed to live out its natural life. span.' No animal will be destroy- ed unless it is suffering from an incurable or painful disease, "Thousands of dogs are des- troyed every year because there is nowhere for them to go," says Mr. Green. Although lie now has two more spaniels, Rusty is still remembered. • In a corner of Mr. Green's garden, in Elgin Road, Bourne- mouth, a gravestone marks the spot where Rusty is buried. "The grave will decay in time," says Mr.. Green, "but I hope the homes founded in his memory will last for ever." Another dog-owner who spares no expense for his pets is an Australian, 'George Jefferson, of Sydney. While staying in London re- he went into a 'telephone booth at Piccadilly tube station and told the operator he wanted to talk to Sydney. When asked whom he wanted to speak to there, he replied: "My dogs." He talked. to them' for an hour at a cost of about $200. Afterwards he revealed that his pets were two valuable chows which had been pining for him ever since he had left Australia by 'air the previous. week, 35. Turkish 5, Loki's regiment dau ght er 27. ruit 10, Chalice 40. ChIrt1ins 11. Light inten. sound . fifty. unit 42. Article of A Crust On 71Te 5iiow Means Rare fun This winter has brought to our sou on of Maine the most wen- &Tint asset a crust, tt has born a long time since we have had a crust 114e this, and truth is the people today don't know what to do with it, The whole countryside is covered with about a foot of snow, atop which is a thick, hard ice cover orl which we Can actually skate. Our col- lege freshman, Icethie, can't re- member such a crust, so it has been a time, I think it's significant that so many people, seeing the crust, said, more-or-less, "Hope they didn't get this on the std. slopes?" Such ice would spoil ski snow, and this shows how people feel, today, about winter sports, (I'd better add, that our ski slopes in Maine up at Saddleback and Sugarloaf didn't get it, and that conditions there are called. "ex- cellent"t) We had a little snow which changed to a kind of corn-meal sleet, and then a brisk rain, after which a week of cold weather set in. I got up the next morning and started for the barn, and went end-over-end with a pail of water, thus discovering the crust, It was so slippery our dog Prince chased a cat, and they were both walking, A crust was not at all unusual in former times, and to those who think the weather is chang- ing this fact lends support. Slid- ing on the crust was a usual thing. If the snow was deep enough before the crust formed the stone walls that separate our fields would be covered and sleds could go, truly, for miles. Long down hill slopes would give you momentum to go up others, and you could keep going. It was possible to start on our ridge end end up- away down in the valley below, with the whole community, old and young, all sliding along together on every kind of a sled you can imagine. You could take a pung and tie the shafts up and a whole family could sit up in it and ride, but since somebody had to get the pung home again this wasn't +00 good, It was something you Old about once, because as you toiled back uphill with a pung - you saw that a mistake had been inade. The factory-made sleds lately available for children were acarcer in'the old days, and the manner in which you can twist the runners and steer them meant nothing on a crust. A, round-run- nered, homemade sled was best, and you rode it belly-bumps and dragged a foot to make it turn, And, such is a crust, you didn't Always succeed, and you seldom ended up where you thought'you would. Naturally I got the old eight- toot sled down from the barn phamber, and since it has been long years since anybody rode It, I had to put the sandpaper to the runners and grind off the rust, There was something sad about doing that - to think that so many years had passed with- . out using the sled that this rust' had formed, When we put it up in the barn, and I'm going to say It was 20 years ago, 1 wiped and oiled the runners, but time had out-stayed that care, On the crust in the dooryerd, when I had fin- ished, a great brown stain lay in a circle about the work, But the runners were smooth again. Xethie and I pulled it tip' into the far orchard, in the cbrner un- der the big oak tree, and. we pointed it right and got On. She sat in the bow, holding the rope, her feet braced on'the footrests, and I gave a push- and flung,on ready to drag if netasion requir- ed. Missing apple trees right arid left, we slid back arid forth across the orchard as the land. allowed, and then shot the gap into the. meadow. We streaked across the meadow, down a run, and then 7. Brain Passage 31. Pertaining to CROSSWORD 8, Hard- heatted uxilla l5OlV2,7 17. Toothed belief 1. Oeettra by Wheel 44. Within altitude 19, TAMS? 40. 8esIcles 2: Beehlre' state 22. Hindu prince 47. Ineet gas I, Sehttion ter /24, Prong 48. Legend softening 25. summer 42, Aniumrs hides ]rinks, Stomach 4, 'Veneto/ley. , 24. Decoys50. hell lent 5. Norse godildee 27, Warbled 51. So, titie Of heeling 28: Body loitit 52. Slate-U*1M- 5. Chagrin 29. TOPS ming tool